Minimalissimo Weekly Edit
Minimalissimo in Design
Hello. I hope you’ve had a good week. It has been fairly quiet week for us. We’ve been focusing on upcoming features for the site, including a couple of interesting creator interviews, which you’ll be able to read over the next week or two. In fact, you’ll only have to wait until tomorrow to enjoy the next one. Other than that, you might be interested to know that our side project, Minimalism Life, just published its first ebook called Inside Minimalism Vol.1: Essays on Simple Living. Worth a look if you enjoy minimalism as a lifestyle.
Our features over the past week include a visit to Hokkaido, Japan, to step inside the beautiful interior of Sushi Isono. We also pay homage to the “inky black” landscape of Noyaki; Aso’s annual controlled burning of the grassland, by showcasing FIL’s beautifully minimal furniture line to represent the tradition. In our featured mood we celebrate the humble pen with a select few designs we really admire. Have a read, take it slow, and enjoy your Sunday.
— Carl Barenbrug, Creative Director
Features
MASS Series “SUMI LIMITED”
The MASS Series “SUMI LIMITED” is a furniture line that features a contrast between different materials, combining a steel frame with charred cedar, which beautifully represents the inky black landscape of Noyaki. This series was conceived with a view to gaining a deeper understanding of Noyaki, a tradition serving as one of the mainstays of Aso’s scenery.
Sushi Isono
Sushi Isono is a graceful encounter due to its careful attention to one’s experiential levels: from an individual to the public, from an acquaintance to another, and from one to the culinary conductor. The common denominator lies in the food itself, and the elegant minimalist interior that Jun Igarashi Architects has produced is the agent in delivering those complex degrees of experiences.
From the Archive
Kengo Kuma Tea House
Designed by Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma, we visit the wonderfully serene structure that is the Vancouver Tea House—a rooftop terrace pavilion for traditional tea ceremonies and a space that exemplifies architectural ‘ma’.
Mood
Less Design, Better Writing
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